Lt. Gen. Pradeep Chandran Nair took over as the 21st Director General of the Assam Rifles (DGAR) on June 1, 2021.
According to a defence release, Lt Gen Nair has rich experience of Assam Rifles and the North East, having earlier been the IGAR (North) in Kohima and a company commander in Assam Rifles, besides having commanded Assam Rifles battalions as a Brigade Commander.
In his last assignment at the Army Headquarters, he was the director general Recruiting, responsible for recruiting officers and jawans in the Indian Army.